Chapter 525 Joining the Group [Medicine God]
This year is definitely a good year for Mango Terrace.
At least in terms of advertising investment, it will definitely create the best ever.
Although I missed Gu Wei's "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" at the beginning of the year, the more popular "In the Name of the People" was aired immediately after in March.
Coming soon in May, there will be Zhao Liying's "The Legend of Chu Qiao". This drama can compete with "Three Lives Three Worlds" in terms of statistics. It was also a decent drama in previous years. king.
In terms of variety shows, He Jiong's new variety show "Longing for Life" received a good response after it was aired. In addition, "Hua Shao 3" in which Gu Wei participated became popular before it was aired. Mango Channel's various data in the first half of this year are definitely explosive. Earn a lot of money from advertising fees.
The flight from Shanghai to Nandu only takes an hour. On the plane, Gu Wei has already made arrangements for "Take my brother away quickly".
He does not plan to change his previous plan to release the film in the summer. Between the May Day and National Day dates, the summer film will be large enough to release small-budget films while other big-selling movies are released. Get your chance at the box office.
[Take My Brother Away Quickly] There are no stars in the film. Peng Yuchang and Zhao Jimai are not very famous now, and Zhou Ming is a complete newcomer. If you don’t choose a suitable schedule, this film will be There is a high probability that he will be thrown into the street.
The movie itself tells the story of middle school students, so it is appropriate to release it in the summer when students are on vacation.
Gu Wei plans to set the release date for July 6.
At this time, the summer vacation has just begun. The Hollywood blockbuster [Transformers 5: The Last Knight], which was released on June 23, has been released for more than two weeks. 2] There are still 21 days left, which is just enough time to win the box office. During the same period, there are no movies that are too good at the box office.
After coming out of the airport, the special car sent by the crew was waiting at the exit of the VIP channel.
[I’m Not the God of Medicine] has been filming for some time. The filming locations for domestic dramas are all in Nandu, so there is no need to travel around for filming.
After arriving at the crew, director Wen Mu also introduced several of the main actors in the crew to Gu Wei.
Except for Xiao Yang and Peng Yuchang, the other three people in the protagonist team of "The God of Medicine" have not changed. They themselves performed very well, and Gu Wei's own company did not have a suitable replacement, so naturally they stayed as they were as much as possible.
Gu Wei greeted a few people gently. Everyone would have to work together later, so they should get to know each other first.
A few people also know that the big star Gu Wei is the real boss of this show, and they respect him very much.
"Is everything going well from the start of the movie to now?"
After walking around for a while, Gu Wei chatted with Wen Muya alone.
"It went very smoothly. The preparation for this movie took a long time, and all preparations were well done.
The crew has been trained in the previous film, and I can use it very well."
Unlike when filming "Love Saint", which required Gu Wei to help support him by singing a blackface, now Wen Mu is also on the set and absolutely speaks his mind, and he has begun to show the temperament of a great director.
These are the effects of the huge sales of [Love Saint].
In fact, it is the same no matter what industry you are in. Only when you achieve results will others respect you and will your words be listened to.
"How was the effect of the previous films? This film is different from the previous comedies. The requirements for actors are relatively high."
Gu Wei still wants to know the effect of Xiao Yang as the protagonist. Wen Mu also wondered whether the director would be satisfied.
“The effect is very good, Xiao Yang’s acting skills are very good. I always thought he was a pure comedian, but I didn’t expect that this filming of [The God of Medicine] gave me a big surprise”
Looking at his expression and tone, Wen Mu is also very satisfied with the protagonist Xiao Yang.
“Many comedians’ acting skills are among the best in the industry, but people tend to overlook this.”
The most typical ones are the King of Sketch and his old partner Fan Wei. After they stopped acting in sketches and made movies and TV series, they both contributed actor-level performances.
There is also brother Zhuan Yu, who worked with Gu Wei in "Wolf Warrior 2", and his acting skills are not inferior to any professional actors.
“When are you going to shoot the scenes in India?” In addition to Nandu, [I’m Not the God of Medicine] will also go to India for filming, mainly filming scenes where the male protagonist goes to an Indian pharmaceutical factory to buy medicine. .
"When all the domestic scenes are finished, the scene with only Xiao Yang on the other end will be relatively simple."
Gu Wei, who arrived on the set the day before, did not start filming immediately. After Wen Mu also chatted for a while, the crew continued the day's filming. Gu Wei sat aside with interest and watched everyone filming.
As Wen Mu also said, Xiao Yang's performance was indeed good. After Gu Wei saw his performance, he felt that it was not inferior to Xu Zheng in the original version.
Both of them have the greasiness of middle-aged people, and they have a sense of joy, but once they get serious, the emotions they burst out are very shocking.
The other actors are equally great.
Wang Chuanjun, who plays "Lu Yiyi", is tall and thin, with sunken cheeks and pale face. This is not entirely the work of the makeup artist. According to the director, after Wang Chuanjun took the role, in order to show the character's frailty , completed 8,000 rope skipping times a day and lost more than 20 pounds. The crew previously filmed a scene in which Wang Chuanjun was lying on a hospital bed. In order to show the feeling of his whole body collapsing in front of the camera, he stayed up for two days without sleeping.
Gu Wei had no contact with Wang Chuanjun, but had a rough understanding of him through movies, TV series and some news.
How should I describe this person? He is a good actor. He can even be called a lunatic. It can be seen that he has pursuit in the performing arts.
It means that the emotional intelligence is relatively low, or that the person is not tactful enough and is easy to act on impulse.
At first, he became known to everyone for his role as "The Miracle of Guan Gu" in "Love Apartment", and the crew of "Love Apartment" can also be regarded as his benefactor and supporter.
But when [Love 5] was being prepared for filming, he directly rejected the crew's invitation and clearly expressed his disgust for the character "Sekiya Miracle" online.
To the audience, Wang Chuanjun's behavior is like picking up the bowl to eat, then cursing his mother when he puts the bowl down, which is too ungrateful.
[Love Apartment] has been involved in plagiarism scandals and has a really bad reputation, but Wang Chuanjun can just like Chen He, guest star in a few scenes to get together with the crew and the audience.
In the end, he used the most unfavorable method to himself.
Also when "The Ferryman" was released at the end of last year, half of the stars in the entertainment industry were trying to flatter Wang Jiawei, and the screen was flooded with "I like it too!"
Only Wang Chuanjun posted on Weibo, "I don't like it!"
If you want to say that he is attracting attention, he is the only famous star in the entire entertainment industry to stand up and speak out. Compared with the favor he gained from the audience, he completely offended Wang Jia's position, and he was also the one who admired Director Wang. Celebrities will not be fond of him.
It is said that when Wang Jiawei was planning to film "Prosperity", Wang Chuanjun went to audition, but with his popularity and acting skills after the release of "The God of Medicine" at that time, he returned empty-handed.
In addition to Wang Chuanjun, the heroine Tan Zhuo in "I'm Not the God of Medicine" is also a powerful actor.
She did not come from a professional background, but her first film in the film industry was the romance film "A Night intoxicated by the Spring Breeze" directed by Lou Ye.
Collaborating with Qin Hao, the little prince of literary films, she played the heroine in her first film, and was nominated for Best Actress at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.
Tan Zhuo is a bit similar to Zhou Xun. They are both talented actresses. Later, she collaborated with Bao Qiang in "Hello! Mr. Tree", Zhang Yi in "The Chaser", and all the way to "I'm Not the God of Medicine" 】The single mother "Liu Sihui" in .
Although Tan Zhuo has never been very famous, her acting skills are recognized by many directors and professionals in the film circle, especially the art film circle.
Gu Weiting is very optimistic about her cooperation with Xiao Yang in "I'm Not the God of Medicine". As early as when Xiao Yang signed the contract, he bought the rights to adapt the Indian film "Manslaughter", etc. After [The God of Medicine] became a hit, the two of them paired up with [Manslaughter], which immediately became a hot topic!
After the day's filming, Gu Wei specially arranged a dinner party for the crew at a nearby hotel in the evening.
If he was just an actor, he could just join the crew to film, finish the movie and leave, but Gu Wei is still an investor and nominal producer, and most of the crew are employees of his company, so there are more things to consider. many.
The atmosphere at the dinner party in the evening was very good. It has been more than a month since the filming of "God of Medicine" was started, and everyone has been busy with the filming work. Everyone was very happy to relax once in a while.
"How do you feel after joining the cast? Did you encounter any problems during the filming?" At the dinner table, Gu Wei was concerned about Peng Yuchang's filming situation. After all, he was the one who joined the crew. Except for the kid who plays Xiao Yang's son, he is the youngest.
“Um~ To be honest, it was quite difficult at the beginning. I didn’t perform well in many shots, and the number of NGs was the highest in the group.”
Peng Yuchang held his head high and watched. He looked stunned. The iconic yellow hair he wore in the movie was a wig, and he could just take it off when he got his hair cut later.
“Fortunately, several teachers on the crew took good care of me and told me how to act in certain places, and the literary director also had the patience to polish the shots over and over again.
Now I feel a little better, and I feel like I am one with the 'Huang Mao' in the movie."
"Oh? From your tone, you are very confident in your performance~
I have to ask the literary director if this is the case? "
Peng Yuchang did not refute after hearing Gu Wei's words, scratched his head and smiled naively.
"Peng Peng is really doing very well now, and he is better than when he first turned on the phone. many! "Xiao Yang said with a smile on the side.
He and Peng Yuchang are both artists under Gu Wei. Their age and image are so different that there is almost no competition for resources. They quickly became friends after filming together.
“Thanks to Brother Xiao’s help and the literary director’s training” Peng Yuchang was a little embarrassed.
"Haha~ It's mainly because you have this talent. Acting is a profession that requires a lot of talent, and if you are willing to work hard, you will naturally grow very quickly."
Listen. Gu Wei smiled and nodded at what the two of them said.
Peng Peng is average-looking and has no chance of becoming an idol star. Fortunately, his talent in acting is pretty good, so he may be able to pursue a career in the future.
Gu Wei remembered that in 2018, he was nominated for [Best Actor at the 55th Bay Area Film and Golden Horse Awards]. Although he failed to win the Best Actor Award, being nominated was a symbol of his strength.
Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)